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Not Your Mother’s
Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

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Shine Gel

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Product category and function

Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

Shine Gel

Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax	Gel, Custard, Pomade & Wax
Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.	Strong-hold products for precise styling and texture.
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Ingredient highlights

Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

Shine Gel

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

Shine Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 12	Total Number of ingredients = 15
Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, vp/va copolymer, propanediol, pvp, carbomer, disodium edta, laurtrimonium chloride, polyaminopropyl biguanide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide 6	Water (aqua), polyquaternium-69, glycerin, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, humulus lupulus (hops) extract, jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel extract, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate

Notable ingredients

Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

Shine Gel

Solvent: Water (aqua) (eau), Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract, Phenoxyethanol

Antiperspirant: Humulus lupulus (hops) extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Curl Talk Fragrance & Protein Free Sculpting Gel

Shine Gel

Water (aqua) (eau)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent